The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-07

charged. Let everybody aud his sweet
heart come out. Doors open at ).
The oldest farmers say they never saw
such protracted cool aud dry werther at
this scnson of the year before. The stand
of corn is being seriously injured aud the
ground is getting too hard and dry to
plant cotton.
We return thanks to our handsome
young friend Ed. Mason for bunch of
fine radishes presented few days ago.
He has tried raising radishes aud ship
ping them North this spring, and is
greatly encouraged by his success.
We hope Decoration Day, April goth,
will be observed here. Why not have a
picnic, and speakers for the occasion, and
decorations, like bencdiction, fall upon
the silent graves of our dead soldiers.
Miss Willie Galloway made complete
"fools" of Pres. FItzhugh and the editor
on the LIST, by Disgusting as an old lady
after the 6:22 evening train went down
and seeking for lodging for tue night.
We are now anxious for Fools Day" to
come again, when it will be our turn.
Capt Geo. 5. Green, the leading coal
and lime dealer of Jackson, has..an adver-
tsement in to.day's paper to which We
direct the readers attention. Capt.
Green not only handles goods of supe-
rior quality, but he offers solid induce
ments to all who place their orders with
him.
Rev. Jos. Buckets Informs us that
forest fires have done considerable dam
age of late in the vicinity of Caseyville.
Mr.. Thad. Smith lost a cotton house
filed with fodder and large amount of
fencing one day last week, and other
farmers in that locality have had more or
less fencing destroyed.
James Arid, worthy colored man
living in the Southeastern portion of
Lincoln county, was smothered to death
on the 29th ut, by II well caving in Oh
him on the place of Mr.. +. McComb.
Mr.. McComb regrets the affair very
much, and is interesting himself in be-
Lalf of the dead mans orphan children.
The great Glassware Depot at Heuck &
Sons There never was such a dazzling
display III Brookhaven. The most unique
and tasteful styles in lovely tints and
white glassware of all descriptions, too
numerous to mention, everything for
the table. Goblcts. with ice cream
saucers. in elegant designs, to match.
Go to Heuck Il Sons.
ANOTHER PUBLIC LECTURE AT THE
COLLEGE.--The second of the pubic
lectures arranged by President Fitzhugh,
will be delivered at the College Chapel
on Friday evening, April 10Th, by
Prof. Edward May.s, chairman of the
Faculty of the State University. Subject:
woman in tho Law" A cordial invita-
ton to be present is extended to the
patrons of the College and the public
generally.
1t is with profound regret that we
learn that Rev. W. Is. Bingham, former
pastor of the Presbyterian church at this
place, has lost his sight. A few months
ago he lost bis only son by a fatal acct
dent, which calamity was swiftly follow
ed by severe and protracted illness of
himself and family, and now all is
crowned with his being stricken with
blindness. Verify, "whom the Lord
lovet Ii he cbasteneth."
DIR. L. f. Traer, the phrenolOgist, clos
ed his series of interesting and instructive
lectures Friday evening and left on
Sunday for his home at Iowa Falls,
in Iowa, whittier he had to hasten OH ac-
count of business engagements without
being able to till other appointments in
the South. At the close of his last lee
turc a resolution highly complimentary
to the Doctor was introduced by Rev. J
K. Parish and unanimously adopted by
the audience.